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¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨@¨¨@¨¨@¨
¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ELVES LIVE IN THE LAND ~ ~ ~ ~ @¨¨@¨¨@¨¨@
@¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ BEYOND THE GREAT DAM. ~ ~ ~ ~ @@¨¨@¨¨@¨¨
¨@¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨ ~ IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. ~ @@@¨¨@¨¨@¨
¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨@¨ ~ ~ ~ THE ELVES CAME TO US THEN. ~ ~ ~ @¨@@¨¨@¨¨@
@¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨@@@¨¨@¨¨
¨@¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨@¨@@¨¨@¨
¨¨@¨¨@¨¨¨¨ THEY WERE VERY MANIPULATIVE, AND WE @¨¨¨@@@¨¨@
@¨¨@¨¨@¨¨¨ CAME TO TRUST THEM. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ US @@¨¨@¨@@¨¨
¨@¨¨@¨¨@¨¨ KIDS WOULD PLAY DOWN AT THE WATER EVEN ¨@@¨¨¨@@@¨
¨¨@¨¨@¨¨@¨ THOUGH WE WERE NOT ALLOWED. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨@@@¨¨@¨@@
@¨¨@¨¨@¨¨@ ~ ~ SOMETIMES THE SLUICE WOULD CLOSE ¨@¨@@¨¨¨@@
@@¨¨@¨¨@¨¨ ENTIRELY, AND THE RIVER AT THE DAMS ¨¨¨@@@¨¨@¨
@@@¨¨@¨¨@¨ FOOT WOULD DRY UP, REVEALING THE ROCKY @¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨
@¨@@¨¨@¨¨@ WATER GARDEN THAT HAD BEEN HIDDEN @@¨¨¨@@@¨¨
¨¨@@@¨¨@¨¨ BENEATH, AND WE WOULD GO THERE. ~ ~ ~ ~ @@@¨¨@¨@@¨
¨¨@¨@@¨¨@¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ BEFORE THE DAM OPENED AGAIN, @¨@@¨¨¨@@@
@¨¨¨@@@¨¨@ THERE WOULD BE A SIGNAL, BUT THE ELVES ¨¨@@@¨¨@¨@
@@¨¨@¨@@¨¨ WOULD MAKE US NOT HEAR IT, AND SUDDENLY ¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨@
¨@@¨¨¨@@@¨ WE WOULD FIND THE WATER RISING, ALREADY @¨¨¨@@@¨¨@
¨@@@¨¨@¨@@ AT OUR KNEES. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @@¨¨@¨@@¨¨
¨@¨@@¨¨¨@@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @@@¨¨¨@@@¨
¨¨¨@@@¨¨@¨ ~ BY THEN THE ELVES WOULD BE GONE. ~ @¨@@¨¨@¨@@
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